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Jess Phillips vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

1,477 same votes 1 different votes 1,478 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
112 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
111 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
78 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
78 Aye 77 No
40 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
40 Aye 102 No
33 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
111 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
78 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
78 Aye 77 No
40 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
40 Aye 102 No
33 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,635
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
939
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
696
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
245
+106.7 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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